[LIS-Forum] Oa thriving in Europe
Sanjay Kataria
katariasanjay2001 at yahoo.com
Sat Sep 16 10:26:15 IST 2006
Dear Friends,
I am fully agreed with Dr Tariq Ashraf. I also visited few libraries at Delhi NCR and other place and found that even they do not have computer in library or if computer is available, internet connectivity is not there.
Other side, I also visited at IIT Madras Library and found that the world wide technologies have been implemented like Digital Knowledge Centre, Media Resource Centre, ISO, Smart Card, Comprehensive library website, OPAC with document image & Abstract and RFID with self circulation system is available.
Many libraries have been involved in development of Institutional Repository by usingOpen source software. We (JIIT) also have implemented Dspace at our Library, initially it is on LAN but shortly will available on internet.
A number of conference, workshop, training program being organized at national & international level to equip the librarian and libraries towards modernization and some sponsor bodies like UGC, AICTE, DST etc. also promoting the libraries with financial support.
I think the things are shaping but it will take time.
Best regards
Sanjay Kataria
Learning Resource Centre
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
(Deemed University)
A-10, Sector-62, Noida (UP)
E-mail: sanjay.kataria at jiit.ac.in, lib_scholar at rediffmail.com
Ph. 9810503341, 9213650818
tariq22 at gmail.com wrote: is it not little amazing to say that countries in South Asia are reluctant
to go for open access.There are several ambitious projects launched both at
governmental and non governmental level for open archiving.But things take
their own time in countries like ours where even basic infrastructural
arrangements are missing. Towns like Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffar Nagar which
are hardly 100 Kmeterws away from Delhi do not get power for more than 4- to
6 hours per day. We need to integrate our IT efforts with overall economic
development and adopt a holistic approach.Merely accusing librarians will
not do any thing except straining precious bandwidth......I hope some of you
agree.
Dr.Tariq Ashraf
Deputy Librarian
University of Delhi-Delhi-110007
Ph: 27662040 (Direct) 27667725/ 1676
Mobile: 9868335593 Email: tariq22 at gmail.com
On 9/14/06, Subbiah Arunachalam wrote:
>
> Beyond DRIVER to EDRI
>
> EU project to widen access to European research
> information, September 13, 2006. The CORDIS
> announcement of the DRIVER project. (See DRIVER's own
> announcement on Monday.) Excerpt:
>
> A new EU-funded project will lay the foundations
> of a large-scale, pan-European public infrastructure
> for research information.
>
> Open-access to research information is vital for
> researchers. The long-term vision of the DRIVER
> (Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European
> Research) project is to create an knowledge
> infrastructure for European researchers, which could
> include any form of scientific resource, from reports,
> to research articles, to raw data to other media.
>
> A number of countries and institutions already
> have repositories and networks which bring together a
> wide range of research content. A good example of this
> is the DARE Network in the Netherlands. Launched in
> 2004, DARE networks the digital data collections of
> all Dutch universities, as well as several related
> institutions, and allows users to access the
> information, which is arranged consistently. To date,
> DARE provides access to more than 75,000 digital
> records. The organisation behind DARE, SURF (the Dutch
> higher education and research partnership organisation
> which networks services, information and
> communications technology), is a partner in the DRIVER
> project.
>
> In a similar way, the European Digital Repository
> Infrastructure will eventually be a virtual network of
> repositories from across Europe. Initially, the
> project will focus on linking 51 institutional
> repositories from the Netherlands, UK, Germany, France
> and Belgium. This early 'test-bed' version of the
> European Repository will offer users a number of
> services, such as search, data collection, profiling
> and recommendations....
>
> Ultimately, the project partners hope their
> virtual repository will build up a critical mass of
> research materials which will represent a powerful
> demonstration of Europe's research output.
>
> ----
>
> Why are countries in the South reluctant to embrace
> the culture of open access, even though they stand to
> benefit much more than the European countries? Is it
> because our scientists and schoalars are not aware of
> the tremendous benefits of OA or is it because our
> science leaders do not see the value of OA?
>
> Arun
>
>
>
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University of Delhi-Delhi (India )110007
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Dear Friends,
I am fully agreed with Dr Tariq Ashraf. I also visited few libraries at Delhi NCR and other place and found that even they do not have computer in library or if computer is available, internet connectivity is not there.
Other side, I also visited at IIT Madras Library and found that the world wide technologies have been implemented like Digital Knowledge Centre, Media Resource Centre, ISO, Smart Card, Comprehensive library website, OPAC with document image & Abstract and RFID with self circulation system is available.
Many libraries have been involved in development of Institutional Repository by using
Open source software. We (JIIT) also have implemented Dspace at our Library, initially it is on LAN but shortly will available on internet.
A number of conference, workshop, training program being organized at national & international level to equip the librarian and libraries towards modernization and some sponsor bodies like UGC, AICTE, DST etc. also promoting the libraries with financial support.
I think the things are shaping but it will take time.
Best regards
Sanjay Kataria
Learning Resource Centre
Jaypee Institute of Information Technology
(Deemed University)
A-10, Sector-62, Noida (UP)
E-mail: sanjay.kataria at jiit.ac.in, lib_scholar at rediffmail.com
Ph. 9810503341, 9213650818
tariq22 at gmail.com
wrote:
is it not little amazing to say that countries in South Asia are reluctant
to go for open access.There are several ambitious projects launched both at
governmental and non governmental level for open archiving.But things take
their own time in countries like ours where even basic infrastructural
arrangements are missing. Towns like Meerut, Moradabad, Muzaffar Nagar which
are hardly 100 Kmeterws away from Delhi do not get power for more than 4- to
6 hours per day. We need to integrate our IT efforts with overall economic
development and adopt a holistic approach.Merely accusing librarians will
not do any thing except straining precious bandwidth......I hope some of you
agree.
Dr.Tariq Ashraf
Deputy Librarian
University of Delhi-Delhi-110007
Ph: 27662040 (Direct) 27667725/ 1676
Mobile: 9868335593 Email: tariq22 at gmail.com
On 9/14/06, Subbiah Arunachalam
wrote:
>
> Beyond DRIVER to EDRI
>
> EU project to widen access to European research
> information, September 13, 2006. The CORDIS
> announcement of the DRIVER project. (See DRIVER's own
> announcement on Monday.) Excerpt:
>
> A new EU-funded project will lay the foundations
> of a large-scale, pan-European public infrastructure
> for research information.
>
> Open-access to research information is vital for
> researchers. The long-term vision of the DRIVER
> (Digital Repository Infrastructure Vision for European
> Research) project is to create an knowledge
> infrastructure for European researchers, which could
> include any form of scientific resource, from reports,
> to research articles, to raw data to other media.
>
> A number of countries and institutions already
> have repositories and networks which bring together a
> wide range of research content. A good example of this
> is the DARE Network in the Netherlands. Launched in
> 2004, DARE networks the digital data collections of
> all Dutch universities, as well as several related
> institutions, and allows users to access the
> information, which is arranged consistently. To date,
> DARE provides access to more than 75,000 digital
> records. The organisation behind DARE, SURF (the Dutch
> higher education and research partnership organisation
> which networks services, information and
> communications technology), is a partner in the DRIVER
> project.
>
> In a similar way, the European Digital Repository
> Infrastructure will eventually be a virtual network of
> repositories from across Europe. Initially, the
> project will focus on linking 51 institutional
> repositories from the Netherlands, UK, Germany, France
> and Belgium. This early 'test-bed' version of the
> European Repository will offer users a number of
> services, such as search, data collection, profiling
> and recommendations....
>
> Ultimately, the project partners hope their
> virtual repository will build up a critical mass of
> research materials which will represent a powerful
> demonstration of Europe's research output.
>
> ----
>
> Why are countries in the South reluctant to embrace
> the culture of open access, even though they stand to
> benefit much more than the European countries? Is it
> because our scientists and schoalars are not aware of
> the tremendous benefits of OA or is it because our
> science leaders do not see the value of OA?
>
> Arun
>
>
>
> ___________________________________________________________
> Now you can scan emails quickly with a reading pane. Get the new Yahoo!
> Mail. http://uk.docs.yahoo.com/nowyoucan.html
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Dr.Tariq Ashraf
Deputy Librarian
University of Delhi-Delhi (India )110007
email: tariq22 at gmail.com ; Ph: 011-27662040 (Direct) 011-27667725-Ext 1676
Website: http://www.du.ac.in
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